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Fit-again Feeney hoping to lead East Mayo men to glory

by Orla Hearns 14/11/19 12:59pm

Kenny Feeney

By Mark Higgins After the guts of a year on the sideline, Kenny Feeney is back doing what comes naturally to him: scoring points for the Tooreen hurlers. Feeney missed the latter half of the 2018 season and the vast majority of Mayo’s 2019 campaign with a torn cruciate ligament and it is only...

Filed under: Connacht club hurling final, Kenny Feeney, Kinvara GAA, Tooreen GAA

Hughes’ men set for final derby with Corrib neighbours

by Orla Hearns 13/11/19 1:34pm

The Neale manager Eoin Hughes

By Mark Higgins A novel Connacht club intermediate final awaits this weekend as The Neale and Oughterard, two clubs separated by roughly six miles across the spray of Lough Corrib, prepare to face off for provincial honours. They both booked their places in the final...

Filed under: Connacht club intermediate final, mayo gaa, Oughterard GAA, The Neale GAA

Nobody should be fooled by cheap swipe at the media

By Anthony Hennigan For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, reckoned Sir Isaac Newton. Then along came Mayo...

Monday, 11/11/19 - 10:43am Read More

Clubs to vote on sweeping championship reforms tonight

By Mark Higgins Mayo club delegates are set to vote at tonight’s County Board meeting on proposed sweeping changes to the structures of the county junior football championships. The final proposal for...

Monday, 04/11/19 - 1:48pm Read More

Mayo County Board to debate funding row with delegates behind closed doors

By Mark Higgins The Mayo County Board are to hold a ‘behind-closed-doors’ meeting with club delegates next Monday evening with...

Wednesday, 30/10/19 - 10:18pm Read More

What is it that motivates our county board officials?

By John Cuffe The years change, punctuated only by the blinding consistent incompetence of the various boards. Like the cuckoo clock...

Wednesday, 30/10/19 - 4:39pm Read More

Brilliant bronze as Armstrong lasts the pace

By Cóilín Duffy Knockmore native Hugh Armstrong delivered strongly at the KBC Dublin Marathon yesterday (Sunday), to record a personal best and finish as the third Irish...

Wednesday, 30/10/19 - 4:23pm Read More

Ardnaree boxing club celebrates 70th year in existence

By Majella Loftus When Mr Paddy Cowley, secretary of the Sarsfields GAA club, accommodated a meeting of up to 40 youthful boxing enthusiasts from...

Tuesday, 29/10/19 - 1:02pm Read More

MacHale Rovers set for their grand adventure

By Mark Higgins Crossmolina/Lahardane/Ardagh MacHale Rovers to give them their full title, captured their first-ever Connacht championship last weekend when beating Galway...

Wednesday, 23/10/19 - 12:15pm Read More

Underdog Fergal ready for battle with new-look Mayo

By Paul O’Malley The Mayo senior footballers will take to the field at MacHale Park this Saturday evening for their...

Wednesday, 23/10/19 - 11:45am Read More

Captain O’Sullivan hails The Neale’s young bloods after historic win

By Paul O’Malley The captain of The Neale, Aidan O’Sullivan, said he is now looking forward to the challenge of playing senior football after they gained promotion to the top...

Tuesday, 22/10/19 - 10:32am Read More

‘Tubber tighten the vice to retain county title

By Mark Higgins Ten years on from their initial breakthrough, Balllintubber just keep on doing what they do. The...

Monday, 21/10/19 - 2:08pm Read More

A life of wholesale service to the club

Paul McHugh’s lifetime of service to Ballaghaderreen GAA will reach its high point this Saturday evening as he leads the men from the border town into the county senior final,...

Wednesday, 16/10/19 - 8:00am Read More

A natural progression for homegrown leader

By Anthony Hennigan Seven years have passed since one of the most dramatic endings ever to a Mayo junior championship final. The...

Tuesday, 15/10/19 - 2:32pm Read More

Prendergast stars as Rangers claim famous cup triumph

Eoin Prendergast was the star of the show for Conn Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Solar 21 Park after an exhilarating seven-goal...

Monday, 14/10/19 - 12:19pm Read More

Upset unlikely on Mitchels’ milestone day

Mayo SHC Final Sunday, October 13 Tooreen V Castlebar Mitchels In MacHale Park, Castlebar By Anthony Hennigan On the weekend...

Wednesday, 09/10/19 - 1:33pm Read More

Kilmaine set to make sure it’s not to ‘B’ for Mitchels

Preview by Paul O’Malley County JFC ‘A’ Final Kilmaine v Castlebar Mitchels ‘B’ Saturday, October 12 at 7pm in MacHale Park, Castlebar...

Monday, 07/10/19 - 12:12pm Read More

21st celebrations for Carnacon girls

Mayo Ladies SFC Final Carnacon 3-11 Moy Davitts 0-8 By Alan Flatley in Swinford Amenity Park Carnacon’s dominance of Mayo...

Monday, 07/10/19 - 11:28am Read More

Geesala Boxing Club hosts IABA national convention

Geesala has the honour of hosting the national convention of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association on the weekend of October...

Friday, 27/09/19 - 10:51am Read More

Five-star Celtic are crowned League champs

Castlebar Celtic 5 Claremorris 2 By Paul O‘Malley at Celtic Park The Super League title has gone the way of Castlebar Celtic...

Tuesday, 24/09/19 - 11:26am Read More